Month: October 2020

Arts & Entertainment

Kappa Delta Pi to Host Virtual MC Halloween Event

by Nicole Rodriguez, Asst. Production Editor Every fall, Manhattan College’s education honor society, Kappa Delta Pi, hosts an annual Halloween event turning the college’s campus into a maze of trick-or-treat delight for local children to enjoy and celebrate. The event, previously known as Safe Halloween, is now called MC Halloween and will return this year in a virtual format on Oct. 30. Co-president of KDP … Continue reading Kappa Delta Pi to Host Virtual MC Halloween Event

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News

MC Celebrates National Fair Trade Month

by, Shannon Gleba and Jilleen Barrett, Copy Editor & Asst. A&E Editor The month of October is National Fair Trade month, and Manhattan College is showing its commitment to the cause by continuing programming and the sale of fair trade products. Fair Trade promotes products in developed countries being sold at a price that is fair to those who produce them in developing countries. Fair … Continue reading MC Celebrates National Fair Trade Month

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News

Just Peace Receives Don Shaffer Student Peacemaker Award

by, Nicole Rodriguez, Asst. Production Editor This year, Manhattan College’s Just Peace Club has been awarded the Don Shaffer Student Peacemaker Award from Peace Action New York State (PANYS). The award is named after Don Shaffer, an activist who recognized that a strong New York presence in the national network of Peace Action was important. Shaffer mentored and connected New York leaders for many years … Continue reading Just Peace Receives Don Shaffer Student Peacemaker Award

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men's basketball, Sports

Samba Diallo is Eligible and Expected to Bolster New Look Jaspers

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor On Thursday, Oct. 13, Manhattan received word from the NCAA that UMass transfer Samba Diallo’s waiver to play this season has been approved. The change of eligibility status for Diallo is the latest positive development in what has been an eventful offseason for the Jaspers. Diallo was the second of three acquisitions for the Jaspers in the transfer market, joining … Continue reading Samba Diallo is Eligible and Expected to Bolster New Look Jaspers

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Arts & Entertainment, The Book Nook

Book Nook: An Ode to New York City in “Rules of Civility”

by Alexa Schmidt, Managing Editor “Rules of Civility” takes place in New York City in 1938. There are three main protagonists: Eve, Katey and Tinker. Katey and Eve are scheming roommates who search for the cheapest way to have fun, and Tinker is the mysterious man who falls into their lives. Author Amor Towles reconstructs our beloved city from scratch and makes plenty of references … Continue reading Book Nook: An Ode to New York City in “Rules of Civility”

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Arts & Entertainment, Jasper Jams

Jasper Jams: It’s Spooky Season

by Gabriella DePinho & Alexa Schmidt, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor  As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, the spooky vibes are creeping in. Maybe you’ve already carved a jack-o’-lantern, watched your favorite Halloween movie with friends or started decorating with fake spiderwebs and 100 percent fake skulls. If not, you better get started so you don’t miss out on one of the most exciting, haunting and horrifying … Continue reading Jasper Jams: It’s Spooky Season

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Sports

Manhattan Athletics Breeds Service Stalwarts

by Pete Janny, Matthew Sweeney, and Jocelyn Visnov, Sports Editor & Staff Writers  It should come as no surprise that Manhattan College students are active away from campus, given the Lasallian values that are instilled in students from their first day on campus. But what may raise some eyebrows among Jasper Nation is that several of the school’s athletic teams rank in the top 10 nationally … Continue reading Manhattan Athletics Breeds Service Stalwarts

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Features

Voices on the Quad: Thoughts on the Presidential Debate

by Anna Woods & Kelly Kennedy,  Production Editor & Asst. News/Features Editor  Sofía Ramirez Rivas Sophomore Exercise Science major.  I am from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.  If you are comfortable with sharing, who are you voting for? If I could vote, I would vote for Biden. The reason I cannot vote for the President of the U.S. is because I live in Puerto Rico. Even though I … Continue reading Voices on the Quad: Thoughts on the Presidential Debate

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Opinions & Editorials

October is Breast Cancer Awareness: Here’s Why you Should Care?

by Christine Nappi, Features Editor    When I first found out my mom had breast cancer I didn’t know how to feel– scared, nervous, worried, all of the above. She had cancer. Cancer. I knew Cancer was a very real disease, but I never thought something like this would happen to her. Cancer was always a world away from me– yet one day I blinked and … Continue reading October is Breast Cancer Awareness: Here’s Why you Should Care?

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